Slaves, Slaveholders, and a Kentucky Community's Struggle Toward Freedom

by Elizabeth D Leonard

Countless lives were transformed by the war that split the nation, and many stories are yet to be revealed about how the Civil War and the Reconstruction era affected Kentuckians. One such narrative is that of Sandy Holt, who, in the summer of 1864, joined tens of thousands of former slaves and enlisted in the United States Colored Troops. He put his life on the line to secure the Union's survival and the end of slavery. Hundreds of miles away in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813176662
• ISBN13: 9780813176666
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher